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Tyres for wet skid pan?

Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2023 9:26 am
by Jeo
So I get that I'm obviously going to be pushing poo uphill in trying to get grip on a wet skid pan but having just snagged an entry into the Beat the Blue event in May and needing new tyres anyway, I thought I'd ask.

For those that haven't come across the event before, it's a charity event where members of the public get to race NSW police (in police cars) around a motorkhana style course setup on the skid pan at Eastern Creek. Last time it was run only about 10% of entrants managed to beat the cops, and of those the vast majority were AWD. So while I don't have high hopes, I still want to give it a proper go.

Looking for something to fit 15x7, is in stock now/able to be fitted within the next few weeks, will be good at dry tarmac motokhanas in the future but I'm willing to prioritise wet performance. Any suggestions?

Re: Tyres for wet skid pan?

Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2023 9:31 pm
by Luke
Yokohama A052 or Bridgestone RE71RS
Nothing else will touch them in 200TW "road" tyres.

A052 better than RE71RS for short stuff, cold weather, and 1 lap bandzai laps.
RE71RS better than A052 for track days. sprints etc.

Both will be better than any R-Spec, Semi slick, High end Performance road tyre etc at Motorkhana.
Both are faster than most R-Spec's for Sprints as well.